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ASUN cuts include Free U conferences
by Bart Becker
Nebraska Free University apparently has drawn
the short straw in this year's ASUN budget proposal.
Budgeted at $1,890 a year ago, Free U expenses
actually topped the $2,300 mark. This year it's
budget nosedived to a proposed $600.
Last year's Free U outspent its budget while
serving 729 students in the spring session alone.
Thirty-nine free courses were offered.
News analysis by author
This year Free U tried a new attack. Each student
registered in a Free U course paid one dollar. The
number of students involved dropped to 122.
Even discounting $700 for publicity, which will be
handled through Communications, Free U comes up
budgeted about $1,000 less than last year.
The new budget proposal also calls for a whopping
cut in the Human Rights budget. But the cut, from
$5,918 a year ago to a proposed $550 is not what it
appears.
In the past Human Rights has been responsible for
subdividing its budget to fund a number of projects.
For instance, last year's Human Rights committee
doled out funds to the Alro-American Collegiate
Society, Mexican American Student Association, the
International Students, the Program for Active
Commitment to Education (PACE) and the
University Women's Action Group.
Apparently, any of these groups will not go
through the newly proposed Student Organizations
and Activities fund. The budget proposal says "it is
felt by members of this administration that ASUN
should not budget money to a committee who in turn
is charged with the responsibility of rationing these
monies to different recognized student groups."
The Student Service's budget proposal calls for its
funds to be slashed by more than half. Last year's
budget called for $4,750. The proposed budget asks
only $2,050.
Last year, the Student Services handled the ASUN
Record Store and Art and Gift Shop, a child care
center and an infant care center. The bulk of both
years' budgets was for the record store.
When the ASUN Record Store was opened two
years ago, no money for inventory was alloted by
ASUN. Consequently a supplier provided the shop
with about $5,000 worth of records, but collected six
per cent interest on the entire $5,000.
Last year ASUN gave the record store $2,500 to
invest iri record stock. The store apparently also
received loans from ASUN because the store's report
shows it owing ASUN $3,000. That, coupled with
another $500 past-due debt, shoves the record store
debits to $3,500.
The store's credits-inventory, bank balance and
turntables and amplifiers-total only $3,216. That
leaves a record store deficit of $283. 1 3.
The average total sales per month, from Sept. to
June, is $3,000. Average moy expenses run to
$2,915.85. Therefore, the record store runs on an
$84.15 per month profit or 2.8 per cent.
The budget requests $1,250 to increase the record
store inventory.
The Student Services budget also calls for $400 for
the ASUN Book Exchange. The money would be
used for forms and advertising expenses.
The proposed budget asks for the establishment of
$1,000 allocations for both the Cultural Affairs
committee and support of the Ombudsman.
The Cultural Affairs allocation is made "with the
understanding that in years hence, funding will come
from agencies other than ASUN."
The request for funds to contribute to the
continuation of the UNL Ombudsman program was
made because the program "is felt to be a service to
members of the association and the University in
general." However, the report suggests "a more
continuous source of funding such as from
administrative coffers seems to be a more appropriate
resource base from which to apply."
Conspicuously absent from the budget request are
the World in Revolution conference, which received
$2,677.49 a year ago, and the Time Out conference
which was budgeted at $3,000.
A major broughaha accompanied both conferences
and they apparently have been scrapped. If similar
events are to take place, the money apparently will
have to be slipped in the back door.
The Women's Resource Center, which received
$500 mostly for remodeling last year, is also missing
from the new budget request
The proposal for the Legislative Liason Committee
calls for a hike from last year's $550 to a request for
$1,131, "Because of the increased interest exhibited
by students in the committee."
Budget requests in other areas were similar to what
has been budgeted in the past.
ASUN Budget Proposal Summary, 1972-73
Office Expenses $4,281.00
Salary Expenses 8,663.22
Conferences (Student) . 2,065.00
Electoral Commission 1,600.00
Senate Expenses 1,300.00
Center for Educational Change 850.00
Communications 3,917.50
Environmental Task Force 300.00
Nebr. Free University 600.00
Human Rights 550.00
Legal Rights 750.00
Legislative Liason 1,131.00
Student Services 2,050.00
Student Organizations and Activities 5,500.00
Cultural Affairs 1,000.00
73-74 Administration 2,000.00
Contingency Fund 4,000.00
Ombudsman Support 1,000.00
Total Budget Request $41,134.41
Innocents
endorse
Hansen
for regent
The Innocents Society, in what is thought to be an
unprecedented move, has endorsed Regent Kermit Hansen for
election in November.
The Innocents Society is UNL's senior mens honorary.
Hansen was appointed to Omaha's second district Board of
Regents seat in January, 1971. Former State Sen. Clifton
Batchfelder is attempting to unseat him.
In a news release, the Innocents labeled the outcome of the
Batchelder-Hansen race "Important m, determining the growth
of the University.
"Although we don't'Vhdorse'alf of "the regents' actions
during the past three years, we do feel that Kermit Hansen has
generally acted in the interest of academic excellence while his
opponent has taken a negative attitude toward the University's
academic growth." -t
The Innocents criticized what they called Batchelder's
contention that the University should exist as a training
ground to provide employes for other institutions.
"We believe," the release continued, "that a university must
fulfill this function, but that an educational institution must
also do more."
"For instance, research in all disciplines is the key to.
understanding and grappling with the problems of our society
and the University should continue to folster this worthwhile
pursuit."
The Innocents also called it imperative that administrators,
teachers and students not have to work in "an atmosphere of
constant threat and fear."
Innocents Society president Mike Berns said to his
knowledge ii.i was the first time the 70-year old society had
formally endorsed a candidate.
Berns said he felt the action was appropriate since the race
was both nonpartisan and related directly to the University.
Berns said at this time there is no intention among society
members to endorse other general election candidates.
Senators ready new legal code
Because Nebraska's criminal laws had not
been overhauled since 1873, the 1969
Legislature authorized a comprehensive
revision of the criminal code.
Now, four years later, the Governor's
Commission on Law Enforcement and
Criminal Justice has completed the project.
The revised code will be submitted to the
next session of the Legislature according to
Nebraska Attorney General Clarence Meyer.
One of the main features of the new code
is a uniform classification system for
offenses.
Seven classes of offenses would be
established: four felonies and three
misdemeanors. Formerly, each offense
carried its own punishment and related
offenses often carried widely varying
sentences.
A chicken thief, for example, could be
imprisoned for five years while the person
who stole a $99 television might escape with
a six-month sentence.
Now, each class of felony will carry the
same punishment, no matter what the
specific crime was.
The code also consolidates similar
statutes: larceny, embezzlement, obtaining
by false pretenses, extortion and receiving
stolen property are now simply "theft."
This procedural simplification, says the
commission report, will speed justice, cut
down on appeals and clear out crowded
courts by ' clarifying crimes and their
punishments.
Many obsolete laws will be dropped
entirely, including those which prohibit
cursing, endurance contests, Sunday baseball
playing and unlawful barbering.
The revisions, based on the Model Penal
Code of the American Law Institute, were
financed by a $46,000 grant from the Law
Enforcement Assistance Administration.
Similar revisions have been adopted or are
under consideration in 43 states.
Talks and Topics plans
candidates' speech series
With the November elections drawing near, the Nebraska
Union's Talk and Topics committee has scheduled a series of
candidates' speeches on the UNL campus.
Darel Berg, Democratic challenger for the first district
House of Representatives seat, will speak next Wednesday, at
7:30 p.m. in the Union ballroom. Tentatively, Terry
Carpenter, Democratic candidate for the U. S. Senate, will
speak after Berg at 8:45 p.m.
Next Thursday, Republican incumbent Sen. Carl Curtis will
speak at 7:30 in the ballroom. A time and date have not been
set for Republican Congressman Charles Thone's talk.
Washington columnist. Jack Anderson will be this year's
first major speaker. The controversial columnist is featured in
this month's issue of Playboy magazine. Anderson will speak
Nov. 1 1 at 3:30 in the Union.
Nov. 30, Betty Friedan, feminist and author of The
Feminine Mystique, will be on campus.
Doug Voegler, Union Talks and Topics chairman, said the
committee 'also is trying to bring William Kuntsler, attorney
for the Chicago Seven, to campus.
Voegler said the committee tries to get at least one
conservative speaker each year. This year they have contracted
with Sen. Robert A. Taft Jr. of Ohio.Jaft will be in Lincoln
Feb. 15.
On Mar. 8 John G. Neihardt, Nebraska's poet laurate will be
featured. This will be the first time the 93-year old native
Nebraskan has addressed a general UNL audience.
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